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Israel denying Palestinian women medical care in prison Palestinian women are facing “catastrophic” conditions in Israel’s Damon Prison, according to a report by the Palestinian Prisoners and Ex-Prisoners Affairs Commission. The Commission cited severe overcrowding, deliberate medical neglect, and...
Ben-Gvir says Israel may ‘act alone’ against Iran in split with US Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir said on Tuesday that the US would be “very naive” if it expects Iran to abandon its nuclear programme, suggesting that Israel may need to “act alone” in confronting Tehran. “The...
UN report: Israel committing genocide in Gaza by deliberately targeting children A UN commission of inquiry released on Tuesday found that Israel had committed genocide in Gaza due to the deliberate targeting of Palestinian children. “The evidence shows that Palestinian children have been...
Oman announces temporary maritime corridor to bypass Hormuz blockade Oman said on Tuesday that it had coordinated with the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) to provide a temporary maritime corridor for vessels seeking to transit through the Strait of Hormuz, Oman's state news agency...
UN report: 80 percent of Gaza living in dire conditions Nearly 1.7 million displaced Palestinians - about 80 percent of Gaza’s population - are living with acute shortages of water, shelter and basic services, according to an assessment of displacement sites from the UN’s Office for the Coordination...
Iran's ballistic missiles were 'never on the table' in US talks MEE staff on Tue, 06/23/2026 - 16:53 Pakistan says one of the main objectives of the US-Israel war on Iran was not even a topic of discussion during negotiations Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian shaking hands with Pakistan's Prime...
Israeli forces demolish Palestinian home in occupied West Bank Israeli forces demolished a Palestinian home in the eastern area of Hebron in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, Wafa news reported. Local sources said that Israeli soldiers, accompanied by heavy machinery, knocked down a two-story...
US Senate votes to halt Iran war The Republican-majority US Senate backed legislation on Tuesday to stop military action against Iran, reflecting the growing unpopularity of the war as peace negotiations continue. The Senate voted 50-48 in favour of the resolution, which passed the House of...
US temporarily eases restrictions on Iran’s world cup team The United States has eased restrictions on Iran’s football team for the World Cup, allowing them to travel into the US two days before their next match rather than one, according to the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The...
Without missiles Iran would have ended up ‘like Gaza’, says Iranian president Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian said on Tuesday that, if Iran did not have its missile defensives, it would have ended up “razed like Gaza” in the US-Israeli war. “If the missiles we have for our defense did not...
UN warns Palestinian children 'defenceless' amid Israeli crackdown on NGOs Palestinian children are "increasingly unprotected", as Israel forces human rights organisations to cease or curtail work across the occupied Palestinian territories, the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child...
UN warns Palestinian children 'defenceless' amid Israeli crackdown on NGOs MEE staff on Tue, 06/23/2026 - 19:42 UN says Israeli measures have made it nearly impossible for rights groups to ensure the safety of children and families seeking critical assistance Palestinians look at Israeli soldiers...
Hezbollah chief demands full timetabled Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem said on Tuesday that Israel must set out a schedule to withdraw completely from Lebanon “without retaining an inch”. “We now have a ceasefire. The withdrawal must take place according to a timetable....
Most Americans say Iran war not worth costs, Trump approval falls to match lowest in second term A majority of Americans (52 percent) now say that the US war on Iran was not worth its costs, while only 24 percent agree that it was, according to a Reuters/IPSOS poll on Tuesday. The poll also showed...
Trump: Iran is wrong about no plans for IAEA to inspect nuclear sites US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Iran was wrong about there not being any plans for the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) officials arriving to inspect Iran’s damaged nuclear sites. Trump added that the UN...
UN moves to crack down on attacks on peacekeepers The United Nations Security Council on Tuesday approved a resolution designed to help the agency better identify and prosecute those who target and attack UN peacekeepers. The vote on the resolution, which was sponsored by Pakistan, comes after an...
Lebanon-Israel talks overshadowed by new US-Iran diplomatic track Lebanon and Israel began a fifth round of direct negotiations in Washington on Tuesday, with Beirut seeking to revive proposals for an Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon even as a new US-Iran diplomatic channel threatens to...
Israel-Lebanon ceasefire talks a ‘train wreck’, Israeli ambassador to US says Israel's ambassador to the US, Yechiel Leiter, described the fifth round of US-mediated ceasefire negotiations with Lebanon as a “train wreck” in a statement on Tuesday. “I fear that the concept of ‘deconfliction’ is...
Sharif warns of ‘spoilers’ attempting to sabotage US-Iran deal Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif warned that some actors are trying to derail the process towards achieving a ceasefire deal between the US and Iran. “There are spoilers all over the world who want to scuttle this peace deal,”...
Iran will never negotiate defensive ability, president says Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said that Iran will never negotiate their defensive ability with any country. Iran’s ballistic missiles programme was not in the Memorandum of Understanding signed with the US and “will never be”,...